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Pak Ui-chun
Pak Ui-chun ( or ; born 1935) is a North Korean diplomat and politician. He was the minister for foreign affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and was replaced by Ri Su-yong following the 2014 North Korean parliamentary election. Pak began his diplomatic career in 1972, and went on to serve as ambassador of North Korea to Algeria, Syria and Lebanon. From 1989 to 2007, he served as ambassador to Russia, before being appointed Foreign Affairs Minister upon the death in office of his predecessor Paek Nam-sun Paek Nam-sun ( or ; March 13, 1929 – January 2, 2007) was the North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until his death. He was one of the few North Koreans to frequently be in the international spotlight. Early life Paek was .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( ko, 조선민주주의인민공화국 외무성) is the government ministry of North Korea, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is in charge of the ministry. In addition to the foreign minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a First Vice Minister and seven other vice ministers. The current First Vice Minister is Kim Kye-gwan. The other vice ministers include Choe Son-hui, Han Song-ryol, and Choe Hui-chol. The Ministry includes an organization called the Institute for American Studies. List of officeholders The following is a list of foreign ministers of North Korea since its founding in 1948: See also * List of diplomatic missions of North Korea * List of diplomatic missions in North Korea References External links * {{Authority control North Korea Foreign Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ) is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operates the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes web versions of the newspaper in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The paper is considered a newspaper of record for South Korea. History The ''Chosun Ilbo'' Establishment Union was created in September 1919 while the ''Chosun Ilbo'' company was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu. The newspaper was critical of, and sometimes directly opposed to, the actions of the Japanese government during Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). On 27 August 1920, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' was suspended after it published an editorial criticizing what it said was the use of excessive force by the Japanese police a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Ministers Of North Korea
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Ambassadors Of North Korea To Russia
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People From South Hamgyong
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Living People
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Ambassadors Of North Korea To Syria
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North Korean Diplomats
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Mun Jong-nam
Mun Jong-nam (died 8 March 2022) was a North Korean diplomat and official, who served as North Korea’s Ambassador to Syria. He also served abroad in Thailand and Italy. Life and career Mun Jong-nam was a long-time foreign ministry official. He served in the international organization bureau at the North Korean foreign ministry. He has also served as an official in the World Food Programme National Coordination Committee at Pyongyang. Mun had served in North Korea's embassy in Thailand. In July 2017 Mun was nominated to be the new ambassador to Rome, after the post had been vacant for over a year according to South Korean sources. His predecessor Kim Chun-guk had died of liver cancer. However, Italy demanded on 1 October as a retaliation for North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests that he should leave the country. Mun had started working in Italy but had not finished the accreditation process. Italy had earlier approved his nomination. Mun had been in Rome for abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paek Nam-sun
Paek Nam-sun ( or ; March 13, 1929 – January 2, 2007) was the North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until his death. He was one of the few North Koreans to frequently be in the international spotlight. Early life Paek was born in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province. Education Paek graduated from Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang. Career In 1968, Paek became vice director of the International Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. Paek participated in the first round of North-South Red Cross talks in 1972. In 1974, Paek became the ambassador to Poland until 1979. Paek also served on the Supreme People's Assembly from 1990 until the time of his death, having been elected to the 9th, 10th, and 11th sessions. Personal life His third son Paek Ryong-Chon became the president of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2011. Death Paek died on 2 January 2007Jae-Soon Chang"North Korea foreign minister dies at 78" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
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Lebanon
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